Minnesota man charged for employing hackers-for-hire to target local business website. John Kelsey Gammell, 46, paid hacking services to carry out DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks. DDoS attacks aim at overwhelming a system or network with data and thereby blocking access for legitimate users or even knocking all web services offline. He is also accused of having paid $19.99 to $199.99, in monthly payments, to hack and bring down networks of many other institutions.”]
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